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Ameek Bhalla

Experience (Industry)

Cureus Inc.

Statistical Editor (Medical Science)

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Present - 2020

  • Evaluated the study design and statistics of more than 300 manuscripts for the medical journal Cureus as part of an international team

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.

Editor (Molecular Biology)

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2020 - 2017

  • Customized manuscripts written by authors from more than 10 developing countries to enhance their acceptance by top-tier journals

Experience (Academia)

Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology

Senior Research Fellow (Computational Genomics)

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Present - 2017

  • Designed, executed, and analyzed quantitative genetic experiments, containing 480,000 data points, to infer the heritability of metabolic traits

Graduate Research Fellow (Computational Genomics)

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2017 - 2015

  • Implemented mixed models to handle nested data, increasing statistical power by 1000%
  • Invented techniques for mass production and processing of biological replicates, resulting in the publication of two research articles

Research Project Manager (Diabetes Genetics)

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2015 - 2012

  • Operationalized a government project (CSIR, India) by managing procurement, troubleshooting protocols, and training five new colleagues
  • Evaluated 50 candidate genes for diabetes using 200 transgenic constructs in Drosophila

Indian Institute of Science

Research Assistant (Alzheimer Genetics)

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2012 - 2007

  • Pioneered a low-cost technique for measuring long-term memory of classical conditioning in Drosophila

Education

Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology

PhD Candidate, Computational Biology/Genomics

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2021 - 2015

University of Delhi

Postgraduate Diploma, Biochemical Technology

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2007 - 2006

University of Delhi

BSc (Hons), Biomedical Sciences

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2006 - 2003

Peer-reviewed Publications

Transgenerational inheritance of cold temperature response in Drosophila
Karunakar P, Bhalla A, Sharma A; FEBS Letters, 593:594-600

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2019